Hat-holder.



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HAT HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 27. ms.

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PAUL 'ISCHANNEN, 0F OERLIKON, NEAR ZURICH, SWITZERLAND.

HAT-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 7, 1919.

Application filed June 27, 1916. Serial No. 106,165.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PAUL TSOHANNEN, a citizen of the Confederation of Switzerland, and residing at Oerlikon, near Zurich, Switzerland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

The Present invention has reference to certain new and useful improvements in hat holding devices, and its particular object is to provide hat holding means, which will readily accommodate variously sized hats, of stiff or soft material, and which will securely, yet without any undue strain on the fabric, support the hat in an upright or inverted position, if desired in conjunction with a special hat box or trunk. With these and other objects in view, my invention resides essentially in the construction, arrangement and cooperation of parts, as will now be fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 shows a side elevation, partly in section, of a preferred form of construction; Fig. 2 a bottom view thereof; Fig. 3 a section on line A-A of Fig. 1; Figs. 47 show details parts, partly sectioned, of a modification; Figsx8 and 9 show respectively a side elevation and a cross-section of still another modification; Fig. 10 represents a plan view of Fig. 8, slightly altered; and Fig. 11 shows a modified construction of spring braces.

In the hat holder construction according to Figs. 1-3 the base board 1 is provided with a handle 2, and to its underside are pivoted at 3 two angular, two-part spring braces 4, 4, preferably bent of a single length of wire, with a loop 5 at the elbow joints. To the free ends of the shanks 4, is pivoted a curved presser plate 6, preferably lined with a soft material, such as for instance plush. Intermediate the links or hinges 3 are provided on the board two angular curved presser cheeks 7, 7 whlch on their operative faces are also plush lined, and whose upper, outer edges extend to above the lower face of the base board, as clearly shown in Fig. 3.

To each of the plate members or cheeks 7' is secured a sleeve 8, loosely embracing the board, and secured on a metal strip 9. These latter are partly superposed and are each provided with a longitudinal slot 10 (Fig. 2), through which coinciding slots extends a clamping screw 11, secured in the board 1. On loosening the nut 12 on the screw 11, the two strips 9 can be relatively displaced, with corresponding displacement of the cheeks 7 away or toward one another. Tightening of the nut 12 then secures the parts in the adjusted position. A linked eye 13 serves to suspend the device in horizontal position. To the tail end of the board is pivotally secured in a support 14 an eye 15 for suspending the device vertically. Near the handle end 2 is secured to the upper face of the board 1 a support 16, of the same height as the support 14, so that the device can rest on these two supports, after the two eyes 13 and 15 have been laid over parallel with the board. In each wire loop 5 of the spring braces is retained a ring 17, and in one of these is secured one end of a resilient, adj ustable ribbon 18 (in Fig. 2 shown partially broken away), whose other end carries a hook member 18 adapted to be hooked into the other ring 17.

The hat, which in the several figures is shown in broken lines, is placed in the holder device as follows: The holder is placed on a table or the like support in such manner that the spring members 4, 4 extend upwardly. The ribbon 18 is unhooked, the spring braces are swung outwardly about their links 3 (as shown in the left half of Fig. 1), the nut is unscrewed, and the hat is placed on top of the board 1. The brace plates or cheeks 7, 7 are moved up against the inner circumferential edge of the hat, without however exerting any pressure thereon, and they are then locked by tightening of the nut 12, which presses the sliding strips 9 against the board 1. Next, the pivoted checks 6 are brought into contact with the outer circumference of the hat, clamping the hat in cooperation with the respectively oppositely disposed cheeks 7, without any undue strain being put upon the hat. The hooked ribbon 18 then is made to connect the two spring portions 4, 4, which secures the several parts in their respective operative positions.

The device can now be laid on a closet shelf, with the hat in upright position, or it can be hung up vertically by its eye 15, which would be especially desirable in case a wet hat is to be dried.

The device may be so constructed, that it can readily be placed in a container, such as a hat boX or trunk. For this purpose the base board lacks the handle 2, and at either end a special fitting 50, as shown in Fig. 1, is provided. Each of these end fittings is provided with. two eyes, one for receiving the cross-member connecting the ends of the spring member shanks a, and the other for receiving the suspension ring 15, and at the upper part the fitting is angularly bent to present. a tongue 19. At two diametrically opposed points the hat box or trunk 20 is pro ided with a. pocket-shaped bracket 21, having a cut-out 22 in front (Fig. 7), and a spring member 23 in the front part of which a slot 2% is provided. On insertion of the hat: holder into the container 20 the spring members 23 are pushed back either by hand or by the tongues 19, until the latter engage in the cutouts 22, when the spring members 23 snap forward, with the tongues 19 entering their slots 2%. The hat holder is now securely locked in position within the container.

The presser cheeks may also be made interchangeable, in which instance the cheek portions 7 are separate from the portions 7. To the latter, then, is secured a rectangular extension 25, which is bent back upon itself to form an elastic tongue 26, provided with a slot 27 (Figs. st and To each cheek part 7 is secured a sleeve 28, which is provided with an inturned tooth 29, and the sleeve 20 surrounds the part 25 and the tongue 26, so that the tooth 29 engages in the slot 27 of the tongue part 26, whereby the relative position of the several parts is assured. The ends of the spring shanks at are retained in pockets of a crosspiece 30, which latter is provided in all with four such pockets, as shown in Fig. 6, in the two outer ones of which the respective ends of a yoke 31 are retained. The latter carries the presser check 6. This interchangeability of the presser cheeks 6 may, obviously, also be effected in any other suitable manner, and allows of the use of differently curved presser cheeks to accommodate various hat sizes.

The modification illustrated in Figs. 8 and 9 is especially adapted for use on soft felt hats. In the main this construction is essentially identical to the above described construction, and like reference letters de note like parts. To the base board 1 are removably secured two wire yoke members 32, which serve to support the holder on a suitable base. Above the board 1 a wire ring 33 is removably secured to the supports 14 and 16 for the purpose of safeguarding the hat against touch. In place of the wire ring, a solid disk 34: (shown in broken outline in Fig. 10), suitably supported on the base board, may be used to advantage.

Fig. 11 shows a special construction of spring members, which operate without the use of the tension ribbon 18. These spring members have a hollow elbow member 35, pivoted to the base board and pressed by the bow spring 39 against the presser cheeks 7, the springs being secured at the lower ends to the board. Thepresser checks 6 are preferably yieldingly connected to the elbow members in telescopic manner, as shown in the drawing.

For putting in or taking out a hat, the elbow members are swung outwardly, as shown in dotted outline in the righthand part of Fig. 11, and are locked in the open position by the perforated ends of the springs 39 snapping over studs or hooks 40 extending from the elbows.

lVhat I claim is 1. In a hat holder in combination, a base board, angular presser members thereon, their upstanding cheeks adapted to engage the interior, and its base portions adapted to support the brim of the hat at opposite points, angular spring brace members pivoted near the extremities of said base board,

presser cheeks on the free end of said spring members, adapted to engage the outside of the hat in cooperation with said internal presser members, and means for retaining the cooperating sets of presser members in cooperative position.

In a hat holder, in combination, a base board, angular presser members thereon, their upstanding cheeks and their base portions being suitably padded and adapted to engage respectively the interior and the lower face of the hat brim, means for relatively displacing said presser members to accommodate hats of different sizes and for locking them in the desired operative position, resilient presser members on said base board, adapted to clampingly cooperate with the said angular presser members, means for securing said resilient presser members in the operative position pressed against the exterior of the hat, and means for suspending said base board in different positions.

3. In a hat holder, in combination, a base board, inner angular presser cheeks, means for adjustably retaining said checks on said board, comprising two superimposed members adapted to slide one upon the other and having coincidinglongitudinal slots, a sleeve secured to each of said sliding members and sliding on said board, and a clamping means fixed to said board and extending through said slots, adapted to lock said sliding members relative to one another and the said board, resilient pressure braces pivoted to tion, and means for suitably suspending the said board, presser cheeks at the free ends said board. 10 of said braces, means for retaining said In testimony whereof I aflix my signabraces with their cheeks in operative positure in presence of tWo Witnesses.

tion, comprising bow springs secured with PAUL TSCHANNEN. one end to said board and bearing with the Witnesses:

other end against said braces, means for CARL GUBLER,

locking said braces in the inoperative 'posi- A OLGA M. ANRIG.

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